Information about #468F42 color

#468F42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #468F42 belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(70, 143, 66) — 27.5% red, 56.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 29 / 0 / 30 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #468F42 reads as a mildly saturated green and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to May Green (#4C9141). Slightly further away sit Cobalt Green (#3D9140) and Area (#3C8043).

In RGB terms — rgb(70, 143, 66) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #468F42: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. No one has named #468F42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#468F42 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#468F42 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #468F42

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

May Green color link
May Green

#4C9141

Cobalt Green color link
Cobalt Green

#3D9140

Area color link
Area

#3C8043

Middle Green color link
Middle Green

#4D8C57

Fern Green color link
Fern Green

#4F7942

Kermit color link
Kermit

#368136

Rustic Green color link
Rustic Green

#438759

Douban Green color link
Douban Green

#2E963D

Fruit Salad color link
Fruit Salad

#4BA351

La Palma color link
La Palma

#428929

Tree Frog color link
Tree Frog

#50A743

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#468F42
  • RGB70, 143, 66
  • CMYK29, 0, 30, 44
  • CSSrgb(70, 143, 66)
  • HSL117°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise116.883°, 36.842%, 40.98%
  • HSV117°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB117°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.561, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.561, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.561, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID468F42
  • DECIMAL ID4624194
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01